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CNN Transcripts for March 22, 2020

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Don Lemon Tonight
• Senate Fails to Reach Bipartisan Deal for a Coronavirus Stimulus Package; President Trump Activating National Guard in New York, California and Washington. Italy Reports 651 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours. Aired 9-10p ET
• President Trump Activates National Guard Units for New York, California and Washington State; Senate Vote Fails to Move Ahead with Stimulus; Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive for Coronavirus. Aired 8-9p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Governors Plead For Federal Government To Nationalize Effort To Acquire Medical Supplies For Coronavirus; Interview With Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); German Chancellor Angela Merkel Is In Self- Quarantine At Home. Aired 3-4p ET
• Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Tests Positive For Coronavirus; New York's Governor Expects Up To 80 Percent Of The People To Get Coronavirus; Interview With Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) On Social Distancing And Sen. Rand Paul; Germany's Chancellor Merkel Now In Self-Quarantine; Teachers And Students Learn To Cope With Life Away From School; White House Cancels Year-End Testing For Schools; D.C. Distillery Giving Away Hand Sanitizer Amid Outbreak; Sen. Mike Lee Self-Quarantining After Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 4-5p ET
• New York City Warns Of Medical Supply Shortage In 10 Days; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Tests Positive For Coronavirus; German Chancellor Angela Merkel Goes Into Self-Quarantine; Health Care Workers In Italy Infected With Coronavirus; Myths About Coronavirus Pandemic Debunked; Trump Holds Briefing On Coronavirus. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump And Coronavirus Task Force Hold Briefing; New York, California, Washington State Get Major Disaster Declarations. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Trump and White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing on Coronavirus Response. Aired 7-8p ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Italian Hospitals Strain Under Flood Of Patients; Many Countries Imposing Lockdown; U.K. Mother's Day Warning; Spain Now Among Hardest Hit By COVID-19; Nigeria Prepares For Possible Surge Of Infections; Iran's Ayatollah Addresses Nation Amid Pandemic; Working To Meet Growing Demand For Ventilators; Human Impact On Environment May Drive Spread Of Disease; Distillery Halts Liquor Production To Make Hand Sanitizer; Coronavirus Outbreak Leads To Street Wedding. Aired 3-4a ET
• Italian Hospitals Strain Under Flood of Patients; Spain Now Among Hardest Hit By COVID-19; Misinformation Finds Fertile Ground In Social Media; Trump On China: "I Wish They'd Told Us Earlier" About Coronavirus; Virus Wreaks Havoc On World Economy; U.K. Mother's Day Warning; Many Countries Imposing Lockdown; Hong Kong Increases Measures To Contain New Outbreak; Nigeria Prepares For Possible Surge Of Infections. Aired 4-5a ET
• Many Countries Imposing Lockdown; Italian Hospitals Strain Under Flood Of Patients; Hospitals Report Critical Shortages Of Supplies; U.K. Mother's Day Warning; France Reports Highest One-Day Death Toll; U.S. Unemployment Claims Soar Amid Layoffs; Virus Wreaks Havoc On World Economy; India Begins World's Largest Public Curfew; Australia Unveils More Support For Economy; Human Impact On Environment May Drive Spread Of Disease. Aired 5-6a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Inside Politics
• Hundreds Of Millions Around The World Locked Down As Virus Spreads; Trump Vents About Media Coverage Of Coronavirus Response; NYT: Pandemic Highlights Trump's Struggle To Respond To Crisis; Senate Negotiating Details Of Massive Stimulus Plan; Coronavirus And 2020 Presidential Campaign. Aired 8-9a ET


New Day Sunday
• The Coronavirus Pandemic; Five U.S. States Tell Residents To Stay Home; Pressure Mounts For Trump To Use Defense Production Act; Vice President Pence And His Wife Test Negative For Coronavirus; NFL Stadium Will Become Testing Site; Health Providers Cannot Test Everyone Due To Supply Shortage; Americans Stuck In Peru Seek Help After Country Shuts Borders; Keeping Children Busy And Learning During The Outbreak; Media's Role In The Age Of Coronavirus And Social Distancing; WHO Issues New Guidance For Pregnant Women As Crisis Grows. Aired 6-7a ET
• Hospitals Warn Of Shortages, Closures Without Emergency Aid; Emergency Relief Package Could Top $2 Trillion; Pressure Mounts For Trump To Use Defense Production Act; Europe Overrun: Number Of Deaths Soar In Italy, Spain; Worship Services Changing Due To Coronavirus. Aired 7-8a ET


Reliable Sources
• Governor Andrew Cuomo Holds Another Press Briefing About The Needs And The Crisis In New York. Aired 11a-12p ET
• One-on-One with AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson; One-on-One with Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos; Three Top Editors on Coronavirus Coverage. Aired 12-1p ET


The Situation Room
• Congressional Leaders Meet Today On $2 Trillion Rescue Package; FEMA Declares New York A "Major Disaster" As Coronavirus Surges; Interview With Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NY) On FEMA's Assessment; Interview With Mayor Muriel Bowser (D-DC) About Coronavirus Outbreak; Infectious Disease Expert: National Lockdown May Not Be Best Defense; Europe Overrun: Number Of Deaths Soar In Italy, Spain; Former Vice President Joe Biden Campaign Adjusts Outreach Tactics Due To COVID-19; Former Vice President Joe Biden And Senator Bernie Sanders Shift Campaign Strategies Amid COVID-19 Crisis; Kevin Bacon Adapts "Six Degrees" Game To Promote Social Distancing. Aired 10-11a ET
• Governors plead for federal government to nationalize effort to acquire medical supplies for coronavirus; Global cases exceed 318,000, more than 29,000 cases in U.S.; Gov. Cuomo: 40-50% people in New York will get coronavirus. Aired 1-2p ET
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY); Stimulus Package Now At $2 Trillion, Leaders Race For Agreement; German Chancellor Angela Merkel Goes Into Self-Quarantine; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Number Of Deaths In Spain Jumps By 30 Percent In One Day; Pressure Mounts For Trump To Use Defense Production Act; Experts Say OK To Go Outside With Precautions. Aired 2-3p ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor; Interview With Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY); Interview With Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL). Aired 9-10a ET